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1241185

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electricity Interconnectors: Portsmouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with representatives from Aquind Interconnector on running a route for cables through open country west of the A3 road area from Portsdown Hill to Hambledon Road, along the B2150.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	100526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The application for development consent for the proposed Aquind Interconnector has been submitted to the Planning Inspectorate and is currently being examined by them. Neither my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State, who has recused himself from any part in the decision-making process, nor his Ministers have had any discussions with representatives of Aquind Limited, the developer of the Aquind Interconnector, about route options for the proposed Interconnector.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 12/10/2020 11:25:46 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1241186

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electricity Interconnectors: Portsmouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the effect of the current proposed route of the Aquind Interconnector on the welfare of allotment holders in Portsmouth.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	100527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Planning Inspectorate is currently examining the application for development consent for the proposed Aquind Interconnector. The Examining Authority will examine all relevant issues before submitting its report to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>As the decision to grant or refuse consent to an application for development consent is quasi-judicial, it would not be appropriate for my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State, who has recused himself from any part in the decision-making process, or his Ministers to comment further on any aspect of this live development consent application or to meet with any interested party to discuss it.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 100528 question first answered 12/10/2020 11:21:59 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1241187

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Electricity Interconnectors: Portsmouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will meet the South Downs National Park Authority to discuss the environmental implications of the Aquind Interconnector.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	100528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Planning Inspectorate is currently examining the application for development consent for the proposed Aquind Interconnector. The Examining Authority will examine all relevant issues before submitting its report to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>As the decision to grant or refuse consent to an application for development consent is quasi-judicial, it would not be appropriate for my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State, who has recused himself from any part in the decision-making process, or his Ministers to comment further on any aspect of this live development consent application or to meet with any interested party to discuss it.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng grouped question UIN 100527 question first answered 12/10/2020 11:21:59 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1240467

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's announcement of 30 September 2020 of £3 billion of grants for energy efficiency improvements, if he will set out a timeframe for (a) publication of details of the scheme for schools and public buildings and (b) when applications for the scheme are planned to open.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	99062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme will help public sector organisations in England, including central government departments and their agencies, local authorities, schools and NHS Trusts, to install energy efficiency and low carbon heating measures.</p><p> </p><p>The Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme is open for applications, and more details including how to apply, can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-sector-decarbonisation-scheme-psds" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-sector-decarbonisation-scheme-psds</a>.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 08/10/2020 16:55:45 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1240764

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Boilers: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to reduce the use of fossil fuelled boilers; and if he will introduce targets to phase them out.
tabling member constituency	Bedford
tabling member printed	Mohammad Yasin
uin	99703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>In order to meet our net zero commitment, we must transition away from fossil fuel heating systems. We are developing policies to support the deployment of low carbon heating supporting consumers financially to help them transition away from fossil fuel heating through initiatives such as the Renewable Heat Incentive. We are spending £2.8bn between 2018 and 2021 through the Renewable Heat Incentive, to support the deployment of low carbon technologies such as heat pumps.</p><p> </p><p>We also recently launched the Green Homes Grant vouchers scheme meaning homeowners and residential landlords can receive up to £5000 towards the installation of an approved low carbon heating measure. In due course we shall be setting out our proposals for the decarbonisation of heat in the Heat and Building Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, in the Future Homes Standards consultation, which closed 7 February, we proposed that new homes should have 75-80% fewer CO2 emissions than ones built to current building regulation standards. This will not be achievable using conventional gas boilers in new build properties. We will respond to this consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 12/10/2020 11:02:03 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4598 label Biography information for Mohammad Yasin

1240798

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Wind Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the potential effect on electricity prices of the Government's policy to expand offshore wind power by 2030; what assessment he has made of the effect of that policy on other low emission goals; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	99532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The effect on electricity prices of deploying 40GW of offshore wind by 2030 will depend on a number of factors including the relative costs between different technologies and how they evolve, particularly in offshore wind, the outcome of our upcoming Contract for Difference Auction rounds, network costs, how costs will be spread across different consumer groups, the roll out of flexible technologies like storage and the overall profile of electricity demand.</p><p>Offshore wind projects have low operating costs and so can supply electricity cheaply, putting downward pressure on wholesale electricity prices. Wholesale prices are one of many factors that influence consumer costs and the net impact will depend on how changes in these factors are passed on to consumers.</p><p>Accelerating the deployment of offshore wind will make a key contribution to our 2050 net zero target.</p><p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy made a Written Ministerial Statement about the announcement to increase our ambition to delivering 40GW of offshore wind by 2030 in the House on Tuesday 6 October.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 12/10/2020 11:05:36 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1240476

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Mineworkers' Pension Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much the Government has received from its share of the surplus from the Mineworkers' Pension Scheme since the surplus-sharing arrangement was agreed.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	99079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>Since the agreement was reached in 1994, the Government has received £3,<del class="ministerial">4</del><ins class="ministerial">1</ins>11.8m as its share of surpluses. This is in return for the provision of the guarantee that ensures pensions are paid. The guarantee has enabled an investment strategy that has resulted in scheme members receiving payments 33% higher than they would have been if they received only their actual earned pension up to privatisation.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 08/10/2020 16:56:38 question first ministerially corrected 15/04/2021 16:22:57 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng previous answer version 52992 answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1239904

registered interest
date	02/10/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Companies: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of (a) the Government's criteria for COP26 sponsors that companies should have set ambitious net zero commitments by 2050 or earlier, with a credible short-term action plan to achieve this and (b) COP26 organisers holding discussions with (i) Equinor, (ii) Shell and (iii) BP on sponsorship of COP26.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	98737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has set strict sponsorship criteria for COP26 and will partner with companies who have set ambitious net zero commitments by 2050 or earlier, with a credible short-term action plan to achieve this. The Government will continue to talk to a wide range of companies as part of wider COP26 policy engagement to move the global economy to net zero emissions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 07/10/2020 16:59:13 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1240026

registered interest
date	02/10/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what funding is available for low-income households to improve the energy efficiency of their homes.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	98742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The Energy Company Obligation, worth £640m per year, is focused on low income and vulnerable households across Great Britain. Our recently launched Green Homes Grant in England will further support customers in making their homes more energy efficient, including up to £10,000 for low income households.</p><p>In addition to the available funding to support low-income households with improving the energy efficiency of their homes, we also provide support with energy bills for low income and vulnerable consumers through the Warm Home Discount, Winter Fuel Payments and Cold Weather Payments.</p><p>We intend to publish an updated Fuel Poverty Strategy for England in due course which will provide further information on the range of schemes available to support low income and vulnerable households in improving the energy efficiency of their homes.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 07/10/2020 16:58:04 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1239650

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy to raise the minimum level of energy efficiency standard for private rented accommodation from band E to band D.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	98260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department has just launched a consultation on improving the energy performance of privately rented homes in England and Wales. Under the Government’s recommended option, landlords would be required to reach EPC Band C for new tenancies from 1 April 2025 and all tenancies by 1 April 2028. The preferred policy option will deliver 7.9 MtCO2e in carbon emission savings over Carbon Budgets 4 and 5. Landlords are encouraged to take advantage of the Green Homes Grant to fund necessary improvements.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 06/10/2020 10:17:19 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney